".....this
is the height of it, I can't take it anymore. He is not the only youth pastor
in this age, why am I the only one having this headache?. Since they made him
youth pastor at the church headquaters, Its been more of a curse than a
blessing to me and its affecting the baby. I am not trying to be the "devil"
in his calling but this was not what I had in mind when we started dating. What
am I supposed to do?! *sobs*....I'm just tired... " Toke kept weeping on
the phone.
It was actually a conference call with Gloria
and Oyin (her all time besties) patiently listening at the other end of the
line.
"Stop
crying toke, you know it's not good for the baby.... I'll tell Femi to talk to
him. They've been friends for a long time and I Know he'll listen to
him."...Oyin comforted her.
"I've
told you to leave this man and face your baby, life is too short for all this.
I cannot have somebody giving me high blood pressure in this day and time, I
just can't." Gloria snorted.
"Don't
talk like that Gloria, not everyone is as strong as you are. Toke needs someone
that would love her and we both know how much 'hawt pastor' loves her. Don't
worry, It'll be fine." Oyin said, in her ever so calming voice
.
"Alright
I've heard you both... Thanks oyin for your understanding and thank you Gloria
for your bad advice, I knew I could always count on it"
"...Anytime
girl!" Gloria replied, laughing and the phone line went dead.
This
was not the "happy ever after" Toke had dreamt of. The baby was 3
weeks due and she didn't need this kind of pressure at least not now. Toke
never envisaged that she would end up with a pastor. Pastors were never her
"thing". Her meeting 'hawt pastor' was just a coincidence and the few
things they shared in common only concentrated the new found love between them.
In the beginning, It wasn't like this. Hawt pastor (Biola) always had time for
her. He always made himself available for the thursday night drama, which they
both watched together on TV in the comfort of their living room. He made it a
point of duty to take her out for dinner every saturday night. He knew how
agitated pregnant women could be sometimes but he was always patient with her.
These and many other acts of love were some of the things Toke missed about
pastor.
The
night he came back with the news of being promoted to the position of youth
pastor at the church headquaters, they both rejoiced and gave thanks to God.
Biola started attending crusades all over the world leaving Toke all alone. He
would always call her and reassure her of his love but that was not the kind of
love Toke was used to. She needed him by her side to reassure her each time she
was sad. He always knew what to say to pacify her.
It's
been 2 days since 'hawt pastor' came back from the monthly "ready to
mingle" crusade and Toke was savouring every minute of his presence before
he would disappear again. She decided to
talk to him again about how his frequent
crusades were drifting them apart. He was having breakfast when Toke decided to
express her concerns. She had not even said much when Biola started shouting
"how
can you say such?.. Do you want to stand in the way of God's ministry?!. Toke
what has come over you?.... Who has been advising you?... Is it Gloria? Of
course it's her. I always knew she was no good. Rubbish!... I do not have time
for this" and he stormed out of the house with his briefcase in his hand.
Toke
just stood there with her mouth wide open and no words coming out of it. Was
this the man she was supposed to marry in 3 months time?.. Truly life could not
be so wicked so as to deal her so many blows at a time, there's only so much a
woman can take. Here she was carrying another man's pregnancy and yet planning
to marry another man, that she isn't even sure loves her. There was only one
person she could talk to now...Femi Tosh.
"Good
evening Femi.." Toke managed to mutter on the phone amidst sobs.
"What's
wrong Toke?... It can't be that Bad. Oyin told me all about it. Are you at
home? Where is Biola?" Femi asked comfortingly.
"He..."
*sobs*..."he just stormed out of the house femi.... I'm tired, I'm fed
up!" Toke wept on the phone.
"It's
alright..don't cry. I know where he might be. I'll go and talk to him...Its
alright ok?"
Biola
was at the lagoon front, the place where he and Femi always came to each time
they had "girl problems". Femi knew that Biola was only reacting to
pressure around him. Biola was not a perfectionist but letting people down was
not one of his specialities. He loved Toke to a fault and didn't want to hurt her
in anyway but then he couldn't let his church suffer either. He managed to
explain this and many more to Femi. Having experienced a few months in
marriage, Femi was able to advice his friend on the need to draw the line
between family and work. He imparted so much wisdom into Biola that caused
Biola to even doubt his own 'annointing'. Biola dashed home after the brotherly
sermon from Femi only to find Toke screaming and pulling at her hair...the baby
was on it's way. It was coming earlier than announced. Right there and then,
Biola apologized to his wife-to-be and promised to increase his love for her.
Toke
raised her eyes to the ceiling and said to herself "Hmmm.....we might
still have that 'happy ever after'. Afterall you are my 'hawt pastor'..."
*smiles*
THE
END.
